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July 1, 2024

Check out the July 1, 2024 edition of ENR which asks the question Can Fusion Spark an Energy Revolution? Also, featured in this edition is the Second Quarterly Cost Report, the Top Professional Services Firms, news and more!

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Energy in Transition

Nuclear Fusion Pushes to Reach Commercial Power Plant Stage

Debra K. Rubin

Peter Reina

Peter Reina David Godkin

June 27, 2024

Global developers are advancing nuclear fusion technology and engineering to scale an energy source they say has zero emissions, no meltdown risk and more security, as data centers and AI push power demand.

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Construction History

From the ENR Archives: April 4, 1940

Scott Lewis

July 1, 2024

This 1940 cover photo shows a streamlined crane lowering the first rotor into position at the Hiwassee Dam in North Carolina.

Labor

Arizona Judge Rules Against Phoenix, Tucson Prevailing Wage Laws

June 24, 2024

A state law prohibits Arizona cities from enacting prevailing wage requirements, a judge ruled.

Ten Minutes With Contruent's Andy Verone

Aileen Cho

June 6, 2024

Construction industry veteran sees potential to transform project delivery with high-tech tools.

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Strategies

APi Group CEO Sees Elevator Services as Future Profit Source

The company brands include numerous mechanical and fire safety firms

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June 20, 2024

A secondary stock offering will help pay for acquisitions.

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Giant Magellan Telescope Passes Final Design Review

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

June 24, 2024

The telescope, part of the next generation of telescopes now under construction or development, will be one of the largest optical telescopes ever built when completed.

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Construction Accidents

Perimeter Protection Added After Rolling Caisson Killed Pennsylvania Pedestrian

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June 12, 2024

The steel caisson rolled down a steep slope and struck pedestrian Aleia Lopez, causing a fatal head injury.

Temporary Detour Underway After Portion of Wyoming's Teton Pass Crumbles

Jennifer Seward

June 10, 2024

Construction crews were working to remove weight from a potential slide area prior to the total failure of a heavily traveled stretch of mountain highway.

Transit

MTA Halts Second Ave Subway Construction Following Congestion Pricing Pause

Justin Rice

June 20, 2024

The loss of an estimated $15 billion tied to congestion pricing leaves a large hole in the MTA’s capital budget.

After a Half-Century, a Vital Highway Link Progresses in Pennsylvania

The southern section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project is underway

Aileen Cho

June 25, 2024

'I'll build that bridge someday,' said Trumbull Corp.'s project manager.

Veolia Awarded $320M Contract for First Phase of UAE Desalination Project

Solar-powered plant would supply enough drinking water for two million people when it comes online in 2026, says firm

June 13, 2024

Dubai plant will be the second-largest in the world using seawater reverse osmosis and the largest powered by solar energy.

Transportation

Lawsuit Decries Environmental Assessment for Buffalo, NY, Expressway Cap Project

New York Civil Liberties Union calls EA "limited and flawed"

Justin Rice

June 17, 2024

The New York Civil Liberties Union suit alleges that Buffalo’s Kensington Expressway project's environmental assessment is "limited and flawed."

Workforce

AGC Report Sees Big Funding Gap Between Academic and Other Post-Secondary Programs

Tom Ichniowski

June 13, 2024

The report recommends funding increases for federal workforce training programs.

Bridges

Georgia DOT Advances Plan for New Savannah River Crossing

June 11, 2024

Officials planning to replace the Talmadge Memorial Bridge aim to select a preferred alternative by this fall.

Safety

Caltrans Reviewing Airspace Program in Aftermath of I-10 Fire

Aileen Cho

June 13, 2024

State transportation agency inspector general report points to lack of oversight of leased property underneath key freeway overpass.

Transit

Feds Agree to Fund Final Piece of $16B Hudson Tunnel Project

Work on the long-delayed project could start as early as this year

Justin Rice

June 12, 2024

The Federal Transportation Administration informed Congress June 11 it would provide the remaining $6.88 billion needed for the controversial project.

Crews in China Complete World's Longest Steel-Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridge

Aileen Cho

June 18, 2024

The Tian’e Longtan Bridge features a 600-m main span.

Lawsuit

Second Lawsuit Filed in Deadly Chicago Scaffolding Accident

Annemarie Mannion

June 20, 2024

A second lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court in an accident that caused two workers to fall June 6 from scaffolding at a project in Chicago.

Walt Disney World

$17B Agreement Streamlines Disney World Development Plans

Disney will spend at least $8 billion in Florida by 2034

June 19, 2024

The agreement guarantees $8 billion in development spending in the next decade.

Infrastructure Act

Senate Lawmakers Want FHWA to Speed Electric Vehicle Charger Program

Tom Ichniowski

June 6, 2024

Only about a half-dozen IIJA formula-funded EV ports are in place.

Pipeline Safety

Feds Open $196M Round of Natural Gas Pipeline Grants

Funds drawn from infrastructure law will go toward repairs and upgrades

Tom Ichniowski

June 18, 2024

U.S. DOT says projects funded by the grants will reduce the risk of methane leaks.

Labor

Federal Judge Blocks Part of Davis-Bacon Update Rule Pending AGC Lawsuit

June 25, 2024

Provisions of the rule finalized last year can extend prevailing wage requirements to truck drivers and material supplier employees in some cases.

Clean Energy

East Coast Offshore Wind Projects Push Forward to Make Up for Past Delays

Debra K. Rubin

June 13, 2024

New York officials have finalized new power purchase deals with developers Equinor and Orsted for respective 810-MW and 924-MW projects, while two land-based support hubs valued at about $1B achieve milestones and New Jersey accelerates its next wind procurement to start in mid-2025.

Federal Agencies

Army Announces Changes in Senior Positions at Corps of Engineers

Tom Ichniowski

June 10, 2024

Personnel moves will take effect in coming months at change of command ceremonies.

Labor

2Q 2024 Cost Report: Base Salary Increases Begin to Fall as Employees Seek Additional Incentives

Paid time off and signing bonuses are among the perks offered by employers

June 27, 2024

After years of historically high salary increases for construction staff, many employers appear to have hit the ceiling for the compensation bumps they can offer.

Equipment Watch

Equipment

2Q 2024 Cost Report: Stable Prices, Reasonable Supply Chains Keep Equipment Moving

Slight price dips after rises show a used market getting back to normal cycles

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Rubenstone

June 27, 2024

With an extended period of construction activity and no imminent signs of recession, prices for used construction equipment at resale and auction have found their level, with fewer of the fluctuations that marked recent years.

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2Q 2024 Cost Report: Would Nippon Steel Acquiring US Steel Be Good for Construction Customers?

The steelmaker and its domestic rival, Cleveland-Cliffs, are mired in a merger dispute

Jeff Yoders

June 27, 2024

Not since the “United States Steel Hour” during the golden age of television has the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker had such drama like the firm’s current public relations fight with former bidder Cleveland-Cliffs over its proposed acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation.

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Confidence Index

2Q 2024 Cost Report: Private Financing Woes Cut Confidence

Stubbornly high interest rates lessen demand for construction services

Jonathan Keller

Jonathan Keller

June 27, 2024

The results of this quarter’s Construction Industry Confidence Index survey show a dip in confidence among construction industry executives.

Economics

2Q 2024 Cost Report: Private Construction Struggles in Second Quarter

Single-family, hotel work see positive movement within the sector

Alisa Zevin

June 27, 2024

Public work continues to spur growth in the construction industry in the second quarter as contractors wait for interest rates to decline in the second half of the year.

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Construction History

New Deal Programs Helped End the Great Depression

Scott Lewis

June 27, 2024

As reported by ENR at the time, while the Depression deepened in the early 1930s, none of the initiatives taken by President Herbert Hoover or Congress did much to help, and some, such as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which led to higher prices, were counterproductive.

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BIM

Autodesk Acquires Data-Sharing Platform Datum360, Releases Data Model API

Software giant says the two moves will make it easier to share model data across projects

Jeff Yoders

June 24, 2024

Autodesk has acquired data-sharing platform Datum360 and has opened up its data model API via its Autodesk Docs data sharing platform.

B2W

B2W Estimation Tools Now Tie To Operations in Trimble Cloud

Jeff Yoders

June 27, 2024

Originally known as Bid2Win when it was founded in the 1990s, B2W has grown from an estimation and field tracking tool to a cloud platform for heavy civil contractors that includes equipment maintenance and management, scheduling and electronic forms to its list of tools.

ENR Pulse

Pulse for the Week of July 1, 2024

June 28, 2024

Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics for the week of July 1, 2024.

ENR Industry Leads

Industry Leads for the Week of July 1, 2024

June 28, 2024

Information derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads.

ENR Construction Economics

Construction Economics for July 1, 2024

June 27, 2024

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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